# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Forum Energy Technologies
> OSHA SIR `2018033026` · 3/28/2018 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hammers-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Forum Energy Technologies
- **Location:** 2216 E. County Road 123, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer on a stuck valve when the hammer broke. A metal shard from the hammer pierced the employee's eye.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*